133 Killed, 200 Injured In Twin Election-related Blasts In Pakistan

At least 133 people, including a top nationalist leader, were killed and over 200 others injured on Friday in a powerful suicide blast and a targeted attack on separate election rallies in Pakistan, the deadliest in a series of assaults on candidates ahead of the July 25 polls.

Militants targeted a gathering of Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) leader Siraj Raisani in Mastung area in the troubled Balochistan province.

“Raisani succumbed to wounds while he was being shifted to Quetta,” district police officer Mohammad Ayub Achakzai said. Read More